diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_profile_fields.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_profile_fields.js
index 85b517a6a6..ea789a70df 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_profile_fields.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_profile_fields.js
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ page_params.custom_profile_field_types = {
     },
 };
 
+mock_esm("sortablejs", {Sortable: {create: () => {}}});
+
 const settings_profile_fields = zrequire("settings_profile_fields");
 
 function test_populate(opts) {
@@ -74,8 +76,7 @@ function test_populate(opts) {
     assert.equal(num_appends, fields_data.length);
 }
 
-run_test("populate_profile_fields", (override) => {
-    override(settings_profile_fields, "create_sortable", () => {});
+run_test("populate_profile_fields", () => {
     const fields_data = [
         {
             type: SHORT_TEXT_ID,
diff --git a/static/js/settings_profile_fields.js b/static/js/settings_profile_fields.js
index 3f3a932b13..a8b07d8006 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_profile_fields.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_profile_fields.js
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ const meta = {
     loaded: false,
 };
 
-export function create_sortable(...opts) {
-    // This function is extracted so tests can easily
-    // stub Sortable.
-    return Sortable.create(...opts);
-}
-
 export function maybe_disable_widgets() {
     if (page_params.is_admin) {
         return;
@@ -271,7 +265,7 @@ function set_up_choices_field_edit_form(profile_field, field_data) {
     // Add blank choice at last
     create_choice_row(choice_list);
     update_choice_delete_btn(choice_list, false);
-    create_sortable(choice_list[0], {
+    Sortable.create(choice_list[0], {
         onUpdate() {},
     });
 }
@@ -410,7 +404,7 @@ export function do_populate_profile_fields(profile_fields_data) {
 
     if (page_params.is_admin) {
         const field_list = $("#admin_profile_fields_table")[0];
-        create_sortable(field_list, {
+        Sortable.create(field_list, {
             onUpdate: update_field_order,
         });
     }
@@ -425,7 +419,7 @@ function set_up_choices_field() {
 
     if (page_params.is_admin) {
         const choice_list = $("#profile_field_choices")[0];
-        create_sortable(choice_list, {
+        Sortable.create(choice_list, {
             onUpdate() {},
         });
     }